Dehradun: Chief Secretary (CS) Radha Raturi has decided to write a letter to her counterpart in Uttar Pradesh proposing joint monitoring and enforcement measures to sale of adulterated milk and food in the districts along the border of the two states.
In view of the upcoming festive season, she also directed officials to carry out random inspections and raids at all such places.
During a meeting on Tuesday, Raturi was informed that 20 people had been booked for selling adulterated food on the Char Dham route. 9 traders were fined Rs 330,000. In addition, 1,418 food establishments were inspected and 190 legal and 519 surveillance samples were collected for examination. The on-site examination revealed that 529 products were ‘genuine’ while 72 did not meet the required standards.
Raturi has also given a deadline of two months for the operation of the food testing laboratory of Garhwal division. The process for the laboratory is underway and the government has already sanctioned 13 posts for the purpose. A proposal of Rs 13 crore has been submitted to the Union government for this purpose.
Raturi also directed the authorities to expedite the work of setting up a state-of-the-art food microbiological laboratory in Rudrapur and ensure that the laboratory is equipped with the latest equipment.
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